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Citizen Science : Designing a Game for the 21st Century

Citizen Science : Designing a Game for the 21st Century
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Author(s): Matt Gaydos (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA)and Kurt Squire (University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 17
Source title: Interdisciplinary Models and Tools for Serious Games: Emerging Concepts and Future Directions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Richard Van Eck (University of North Dakota, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-719-0.ch012

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Abstract

In order to adapt to the educational demands of an increasingly digitized and globalized society, reformers have pointed toward games and their communities as potential models for what 21st-century educational systems might look like. As educational game research develops as a field, the need for design frameworks that leverage contemporary perspectives on education, learning, and established commercial game design techniques grows. In this chapter, the authors briefly describe current educational demands that highlight a shift away from content-focused curriculum and outline the design process used to make the game Citizen Science, a game to teach civic science literacy. By providing insight into the process of design, the authors hope to illuminate the relationship between theory and its enactment.

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